Murung Raya Regency
Murung Raya Regency
Kabupaten Murung Raya | |
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Regent office of Murung Raya | |
| Motto(s): "Tira Tangka Balang" Siang language: "Work to Completion" | |
Location within Central Kalimantan | |
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 1°24′30″S 115°8′0″E / 1.40833°S 115.13333°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Kalimantan |
| Province | Central Kalimantan |
| Capital | Puruk Cahu |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Heriyus Midel Yoseph |
| • Vice Regent | Rahmanto Muhidin |
| Area | |
• Total | 23,700 km2 (9,200 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,730 m (5,680 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 116,621 |
| • Density | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 528 |
| Website | kabmurungraya |
Murung Raya Regency is the most northerly of the thirteen regencies (kabupaten) which (together with the independent city of Palangkaraya) comprise the province of Central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, Indonesia. It was created on 10 April 2002 from the former northwestern two-thirds of the North Barito Regency. The capital of the regency is the town of Puruk Cahu. The regency covers an area of 23,700 km2 and had a population of 96,857 inhabitants at the 2010 census (an increase from 74,050 within the current area at the previous census in 2000) and 111,527 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 116,621 (comprising 60,429 males and 56,192 females).